Looking on get a lunch box locker for a Dana 30 and like to heard some opinions from who uses this locker type.
Aussie vs Spartan locker
- Thread starter Jorge Bolivar
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I run the Aussie in front. Works great, mild click when turning, can feel nothing at the steering wheel in 2 wd. I chose it because there was a bunch of positive experiences from actual users online. I had a minor issue with my install and their customer service was extremely helpful and very prompt returning my call, on a Saturday no less.
ON this topic, if I get one of these here lockers you boys are talking about for the front Dana 30, and I make tight turns where I wheel, is it going to stress the axle and break something?
I wheel on rocks so no sliding
I wheel on rocks so no sliding
Anything can break, especially in the front while turning, which is best to avoid locker or not. No issues here so far.
Exactly what I will do, get whichever and run it.
It call my attention the Spartan did not required the use of the trust washers and like to hear if anyone who use it has any input on it.
Thanks for your feed back on Aussie and Lockright.
Ahoragi
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I read that it does not require em. I think my lockrite used the factory washers IIRC but that was over 10 years ago so i could be wrong.
Ha I wheel on rocks almost all of the time and I slide down sideways off rocks on a regular basis so I dunno how you can wheel on rocks without sliding too lol.
Front lunchbox lockers are a non-issue, they (generally speaking) don't break while wheeling. One reason is the front axle seldom sees more than about 50% of what the rear axle can see on a regular basis.
The only (minor) drawback with a front-mounted automatic locker is it very slightly increases your turning radius, though barely enough to notice. I wheeled with a front No-Slip lunchbox locker for years on tight twisty trails and occasionally I'd need to make a 2-point turn but it was a complete non-issue that was overshadowed by its benefits on the trail.
Which for future people referencing this thread, that is a notoriously bad combination.
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Thanks for the feedback. I might not be seeing as big a rocks as you! At least not getting on them! We have limestone and granite in our area, but not together. The trails I get concerned about are the granite. You get incredible traction on it. Only time you slide or slip seems to be when there are tiny pieces of broken granite sitting on solid granite. Then it feels like your riding on ball bearings! I think I was mostly concerned about tight turns and putting stress on the axle since a lunch box locker isn't selectable. I'd just have to come out of 4WD, which I wouldn't want to be doing all the time. Sounds like it would be no problem though. I'll continue to think about the power trax no slip, at $409 it's considerably more than an Aussie or Spartan...
Turning with great traction in of itself won't break an axle/u joint. Jerry will have better experience but, breaks like that come when stationary, wheels turned, then getting hard on the gas. Simply rolling around on granite slabs, which we have here in Nor Cal, is very common with front lockers, no issues.
The No Slip was one of the first lunch boxers with others coming along later. The Spartan is a late comer to a niche filled with reliable, proven lockers. Hard to buy the Spartan when others have been around longer and are proven at the same price point.
The No Slip was one of the first lunch boxers with others coming along later. The Spartan is a late comer to a niche filled with reliable, proven lockers. Hard to buy the Spartan when others have been around longer and are proven at the same price point.
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ToddL
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I just installed a no-slip in the front, and can verify it is absolutly quiet on the street. You cant tell its there in 2WD, but definitly locks up in 4 WD. Its more expensive than other, but I think it was well worth it.
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